Masculine ambers?

Im drawn to to amber especially during the cold spells for some reason but most seem to sweet.
I tried Prada and liked it but its a bit to synthetic for my liking. Almost bought Bois D'Argent but after dry down i got this modern candy floss note i did not like.
Maybe i need to look for something that has a background amber note with more predominant wood or spices frame??

But my favorites that may lean a little more masculine would be Ambra Mediterranea,D&G The One and L'Air du Desert Marocain. If you are looking for a masculine amber fragrance, you may want to try some of these.

Sadly, there aren't many truly masculine Amber fragrances that I like, since to toughen them up, they usually wind up smelling dirty or overly spicy, and thus eroding much of what I like about amber fragrances to begin with.

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if i could respectfully disagree, i would say kilian's amber oud is starkly feminine, and the mona di orio one isn't feminine per se but it smells like a bar of soap. so there's that.

for masculine ambers i agree with those who said ambre sultan and ambre 114. ive warmed a bit to ambrarem (hdp) and would recommend that one too as well as tauer's LDDM (not my thing, but seems to fit what you're looking for)

for the record, i don't find dior's bois d'argent to be an amber at all, let alone candyfloss sweet. i think every amber mentioned in this thread would let you down if bois d'argent is too sweet to your nose. you mention prada too but i havent tried anything by them. this is why im still fervently in favor of a niche subforum and a designer subforum. i think the vocabularies between these two crowds varies wildly. (not to move this thread off course!) :P

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oh yea, dont get me wrong some designers are amazing, and most people dabble in both niche and designer, but i think niche subforum and designer subforum would be far more useful than, say, male vs female which already exists.

pure malt, spicebomb, and a few others i really enjoy. im not saying niche is better than designer or vice versa, i just think it'd facilitate more effective conversation amongst likeminded folks.

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Ambre baldesarini is a good, and very affordable recommendation. It does not last long but you get what you pay for. I also agree with Nordrakkar. You want a man's amber? YSL-M7. There you go. Keep it simple, keep it designer and consequently, keep a few more $$$ in your own pocket.

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Thanks for your input everyone. Tried Leutens today. Amazing and jogged some memory from somewhere or other. I think it reminded me of free food as a student at a hare krishna temple!!!
Also tried Ambre Russe. What a boozy sexy scent.
Ambre Prexious? Sorry to vanilla sweet.
The two i really want to try and ran out of time, were ambra mediteranea and opus vi. Have to wait till next weekend.